Dolgon's retreat from Qufu and the construction of fences along the Daqing River and the canal were of course helpless, but at the same time they also resolved the risk of the Battle of Zhili.

After the old Eight Banners returned to the division, the total strength of the Qing army in Beizhili could reach at least seventy or eighty thousand! The ships that could be organized by the Yamen of the Beiyang Governor could transport up to 20,000 people to the beach near the mouth of Dagu, which was at a disadvantage of being outnumbered by one enemy and four enemies. Now we can't treat the new army of overcoming difficulties as a British and French coalition army, and the Eight Banners soldiers who have just entered the customs for a few years as a waste in the Xianfeng period.

Therefore, the plan to land at Dagukou and launch the Battle of Zhili can only be shelved.

However, the "Battle of the Five-Way Northern Expedition" launched by Zhu Cihong did not end, because Zhu Cihong needed to win and return to the dynasty - the Battle of the Five-Way Northern Expedition was the first major military operation launched after he ascended the throne, and victory was a must!

And Emperor Zhu still has a trump card in his hand!

His trump card is the strategic initiative brought by the sea dominance in Bohai Bay!

The Ming army only needed to walk 700 miles from Jinan to Penglai, the capital city of Dengzhou, and then they could cross the sea to reach the battlefield in southern Liaoning. The Qing army needed to travel more than 2,000 miles from the front line of Jinan to southern Liaoning...... Under the condition that the military strength of the two sides is basically equal, the value of Zhu Cihong's trump card is very huge.

However, the greatest value of this trump card is not on the battlefield, but at the negotiating table.

Because Zhu Cihong knew that he couldn't beat Dolgon on the battlefield - Dolgon can't afford to win now, and if a big victory like the Battle of Turtle Mountain is fought ten times and eight times, the children of the Eight Banners will almost die, and then they should win and perish!

In this case, Dolgon and his Eight Banners are on their backs, and they are really fighting for their lives!

In terms of Zhu Cihong's level of soldiers, how could he win the battle when he met a desperate Dolgon?

Although Zhu Cihong can afford to lose, he will lose his prestige if he loses too much...... If the prestige is lost too much, the bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods in the south may make trouble.

Therefore, Emperor Hongxing's wishful thinking now is to "realize" the strategic advantage, force Dolgon to admit defeat at the negotiating table, so that he can return to Nanjing as a victor, consolidate his power, and start a new round of reform and rectification.

In another three and five years, not only will Nanming have a greater advantage, but the difficult Dolgon and Duoduo will almost die of illness, and Azig should also be killed by Shunzhi...... When the time comes, it will be much more troublesome?

Aobai and Sukh Saha are not on the same level as Dolgon, Dordor and Aziggot.

Since the ice flowers on the sea surface of Liaoxi bloomed, the two brothers Aobai and Mulima have been anxious about the Ming army that frequently enters the customs from the sea, and they are helpless against the Ming army that has built a castle in Snake Mountain - Wu Guoyong and Liu Chongru, who are in charge of the military affairs of Liaodong, have played the tactics of the enemy advancing and retreating, the enemy retreating and I advance, and the enemy stationed in me to disturb the tactics inside and outside the Shanhai Pass.

And it is also difficult to figure out the number of Ming troops who entered the customs - the Ming army came by boat, and every time it was so loud, driving hundreds of large and small ships out to scare people. Ao Bai didn't dare to slack off, so he had to deal with it with all his might, and at the same time complained to Beijing.

Therefore, the urgent military reports of "Nanming has entered the customs again" and "Nanming has withdrawn" were sent one after another to Dolgon, who was recuperating in Beijing.

And Aobai's emergency military report arrived in Beijing at the same time as Norbu, the brother of the Gelug regent Diba Sonam Qunpei.

After being released by Wu Sangui, Norbu sent someone to escort him to the Datong Prefecture, and he brought the news to Dolgon that the Fifth Grand Lama had been detained by Wu Sangui.

It's a bit of a leak, and it rained overnight...... Now Dolgon is having a headache about the Khalkha Mongols!

The troubles of Khalkha Mongolia began in the third year of Shunzhi, because the Dolgon brothers and the leaders of the Monan Mongol Sunit Department, Tengjisi and Tengjite, were at odds, so after coming to power, they did not find fault with the Sunit Department.

As a result, Teng Jisi and Teng Jite were provoked, these two were the nobles of the Golden Family, the direct descendants of Yuan Zhaozong, and the descendants of Dayan Khan, who had dominated Mongolia for more than ten years, and were very influential in the grassland.

Tengjisi and Tengjite, who could not bear to be bullied by Dolgon, led their troops north in the third year of Shunzhi, left the Mongolian steppe in southern Mo, and went to the Chechen Khan of Khalkha Mongolia.

However, the Chechen Khan disregarded the relationship with the Qing Dynasty, and openly took in the Sunit Department, which was not subject to the jurisdiction of the Qing Dynasty.

So Dolgon had long planned to send troops to fight, but it was only because of the tug-of-war with Nanming that it had dragged on until now.

But this can't be delayed forever...... The more it is delayed, the more it seems that the confidence of the Great Qing Dynasty is insufficient, in case the Khalkha Mongols are reversed, won't the Great Qing Dynasty be attacked on its back?

Therefore, Dolgon planned to launch a crusade against the Chechen Khan and Sunit tribes as soon as the Fifth Grand Lama arrived in Beijing—the Mongols in the steppe believed in the Great Lama, so pulling the Great Lama would give Dolgon a political advantage.

Unexpectedly, the Grand Lama detained Wu Sangui......

Now there are Ming troops in western and eastern Liaoning, there is a confrontation between the Ming and Qing dynasties in Shandong, Wu Sangui in Shaanxi has defected, the Khalkha Mongols are uneven, and Dolgon has been sick after falling into the fight of the Confucian family...... No matter how you look at it, it's a bit unlucky, and it's damned! It seems that we still have to get the Fifth Grand Lama back, even if it is not for the Khalkha Mongols, I can let him recite a sutra, make a method, and give Dolgon a bad luck.

In the afternoon of this day, Dolgon, who had just finished going to the court, was not in the mood to go back to the palace to see Aunt Bumu Butai, but returned to his Chonghua Palace, which was the original regent palace, and after Dolgon became the emperor Amma, it was changed to weigh the Hua Palace.

When Dolgon and several henchmen were discussing how to redeem the Fifth Grand Lama in the study of Chonghua Palace, the people below suddenly came to report that Jin Zhijun had returned to Beijing and was asking to see him outside the palace.

"Quick, let him come!"

Dolgon hurriedly asked people to bring Jin Zhijun in, Jin Zhijun looked like a dusty servant, obviously in a hurry all the way, maybe he didn't even return home, what a good minion!

"Slave Jin Zhijun respectfully invites Emperor Ama Sheng'an!"

When Jin Zhijun saw Dolgon, he immediately bowed and prostrate, calling him a slave.

He is now a minion of the Green Flag, and he will soon be transferred to the Green Flag, and his future is limitless!

"Flat, give a seat." Dolgon glanced at him and found that his face was full of joy, and he was immediately relieved, "How is it?" Are there any eyebrows for peace talks? ”

"Congratulations to Huang Ama, the peace talks are going well." Jin Zhijun said, "Zhu Cihong promised to conclude a five-year covenant with our Qing Dynasty, and within five years, they will not attack each other." ”

"Five-year covenant...... Dolgon was a little disappointed, if only there could be fifteen to twenty years—this is the year needed to produce an old Eight Banners true Manchurian warrior.

"Then when are they going to return Jin Zhouwei?" Dolgon's henchman Holo asked.

"This, this Zhu Cihong, he refuses to return the Golden State Wei ......"

"Not paying it back?" The newly appointed Zhengbai Banner Baya Lama Zhang Jing Bo Erhui was furious, "Then which door is there to discuss?" ”

"Zhu Cihong said that this peace agreement will only be held for five years, and after the expiration of the five-year period, let us fight the ...... ourselves."

"Bastard!" Ekeqin, who had just taken office as Zhengbai Banner Angbang Zhangjing (that is, the general soldier who led the Zhengbai Banner troops out of the town), also worked hard, "Give him five years to operate, how can we still beat Jinzhouwei?" ”

Dolgon remained silent, just looked at Kim Zhijun, "What other conditions?" ”

Jin Zhijun said: "Also, we want us to give him 1 million stone flour, which can be regarded as compensation......

"How is this possible?" Dolgon's face was embarrassed, "1 million is not a small number......

"Huang Ama, he didn't ask us for 1 million stone flour for nothing," Jin Zhijun hurriedly explained, "He gave us silk cotton cloth worth 1 million taels of silver as a dowry." ”

"I see......," Dolgon frowned slightly, "so did he mention the Fifth Grand Lama?" ”

"No, there is no mention, the Great Lama is not in Zhu Cihong's hands, but Sony was sent to Dengzhou and locked up with Sun Zhiqi and Kong Sixi."